"The truth...?"
Leslie gave a laugh.
She took out a document containing the contents of the letter Chen Lun had once passed on to Mona.
"You previously investigated the plague and stated that its outbreak might have nothing to do with Akbin, that someone else was behind it... can I take that to mean you had already secretly joined the Mutual Aid Society and planned this serious plague incident together with Akbin? And covered it up for him?"
Leslie's tone grew sharp, as though she had already decided that every word out of Chen Lun's mouth was a lie.
Chen Lun was somewhat speechless, unsure why this woman's reasoning was so bizarre.
Absurdity's mother opened the door for absurdity-it's come all the way home... she actually guessed that I joined the Mutual Aid Society from this, but I never unleashed any plague. Trying to frame me, huh!
"Do you have any evidence?"
Somewhat dispirited, he could not be bothered to waste any more words and challenged her directly.
"Mr. Jack, the fact that you're sitting here is the best evidence... I don't believe you have what it takes to survive an encounter with Akbin and his accomplices. There's no explanation other than that you're working together."
"What a waste of my time, ma'am."
Chen Lun's expression turned cold.
"Your so-called evidence is nothing more than your self-righteous, subjective judgment? Sorry, but I have no interest in continuing this tedious guessing game with you."
He stood up and prepared to leave.
But the two male Executioners blocked his path.
"Who gave you permission to leave?"
One of them spoke coldly.
"You're currently a suspected accomplice of Akbin, implicated in causing the plague incident in Gemstone State... without the captain's orders, you cannot take a single step out of here."
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